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the obama camp said, hey, we can too. now they have to figure out how to create jobs and avoid the fiscal cliff at the same time, which is interesting, because washington hasn't really been known for being able to walk and chew gum at the same time, especially on the economy. can they do both? can you cut the deficit, look to long-term paydown of the debt and create jobs at the same time? >> maybe you can. you certainly can't do it with this fiscal cliff looming so there will be no economic growth. that's what you need to create jobs. can't do that with this fiscal cliff looming, so the derrickan if they decide to kick this down six months you stall that growth. we're at 2% economic growth. if we slow that down in the new year, we won't create the 8 million jobs in four years we're expected to create. so under the current circumstance there's zero chance of 12 million jobs in four years. many policy makers don't believe that can happen because nobody is predicting the 4% economic growth you would need. right now, no chanc
the obama camp said, hey, we can too. now they have to figure out how to create jobs and avoid the fiscal cliff at the same time, which is interesting, because washington hasn't really been known for being able to walk and chew gum at the same time, especially on the economy. can they do both? can you cut the deficit, look to long-term paydown of the debt and create jobs at the same time? >> maybe you can. you certainly can't do it with this fiscal cliff looming so there will be no...
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"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care, but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by the summer of his second year in office, even some supporters seemed to be losing patience. like velma hart at this cnbc town hall. >> and i'm one of your middle-class americans. quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. >> what made you ask the question? >> at the time, it was a burning issue. i had conversations with friends, colleagues, family members who were out of work. we were all talking about, you know, year and a half in, were we feeling the change that we were all so excited about. >>
"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care, but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by...
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no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he had occupied for 46 years until his death last year, has been won by a republican. >> the president had lost the votes he needed to pass health care reform. his staff told him to scale back the bill or pause and return to it later. >> one of his senior advisers said to him, you know, mr. president, unless you're feeling lucky, i just don't think this is going to happen. >> i was making a yoke to them, i said, look, my name's barack obama and i'm not oval office, i've got to be lucky. you know, i felt that we still had an opportunity. although it
no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he...
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they voted for obama. but when you look at how many people cnn poll last week, 51% of this country oppose the health care bill. 42% favor it. maybe boehner is on to something. >> no, he's not. because frankly we got to go look at those numbers. remember, there are significant number of people in this country who felt that the bill should have gone further. there are people -- again, simply not oppose and favor. you look at the number of the polls done, a lot of people said they want a single pair option. yeah, i don't favor this one. >> i want canada. >> i favor universal health care. let me be clear. let me channel the obama administration for a second. this is how they're responding to the proposal. next! it ain't going to happen. he can sit here and sing all day saying put it on the table. trust me, it's not going to be on the table. so it's cute. it's an op-ed, it's great. but trust me, even he knows, the president is not going to put the affordle care act on the table and so it's not crazy like a fox.
they voted for obama. but when you look at how many people cnn poll last week, 51% of this country oppose the health care bill. 42% favor it. maybe boehner is on to something. >> no, he's not. because frankly we got to go look at those numbers. remember, there are significant number of people in this country who felt that the bill should have gone further. there are people -- again, simply not oppose and favor. you look at the number of the polls done, a lot of people said they want a...
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obama! obama! obama! obama! >> i'm proud, for the sons and daughters of slaves, their offspring, for people who built the capitol, it means so much to every human being that live in the country. >> god bless the united states of america. hope is what led me here today. >> candidate obama ran on a message of hope and change. >> it's not just the size of the crowd's but there's something different. people come and wait for hours for him. sometimes they start crying when he talks. >> barack obama! >> i need you to stand up. >> we want change! >> we want change! >> do you think people saw in him what they wanted to? >> there was projection on to him, perhaps more than anybody could ever live up to. >> the country needed help and in a hurry. >> today we learned that our economy shrank in the last three months of 2008, and that's the worst contraction of three decades. >> rahm emanuel would be the president's chief of staff. >> slightly like rolling thunder, because you have to take in the economics and afghanistan an
obama! obama! obama! obama! >> i'm proud, for the sons and daughters of slaves, their offspring, for people who built the capitol, it means so much to every human being that live in the country. >> god bless the united states of america. hope is what led me here today. >> candidate obama ran on a message of hope and change. >> it's not just the size of the crowd's but there's something different. people come and wait for hours for him. sometimes they start crying when he...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the bush tax cuts for families making $250,000, less than $250 a year. he's been very explicit. tax rates will be raised for people who make more than that amount of money. so how did the president respond to john boehner's line in the sand? well we haven't heard from him since he returned to washington yesterday. we were told though by the white house this evening he'll make a statement on the fiscal cliff tomorrow but as far as what we know right now the administration says the president has already laid out his plan. it's a plan he says would cut the deficit by $4 trilli
president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the...
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president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to ali velshi and christine romans. >> you just heard from andrew stevens that asia was flat. asian markets have closed and european markets opened with u.s. stock futures up a little bit, but i wouldn't be surprised if they turned around. because this is what people expected. they expect what investors expect. they expected the president would be re-elected. >> we don't need a big distinguish here. barack obama is not bad for business. and democrats are not bad for the stock market. this socialist president got you a double in the stock market in the last four years. but
president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to...
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barack obama got 73% of latino voters. he doesn't speak spanish, but he offered policies that the mexican americans and guatemalan americans really appreciate. that's what you have to do. not about identity politics. >> let's look at the democratic coalition because you mentioned the 73% of and mid-'90s of black voters and still the democrats didn't get a landslide. >> right. >> they've got to find a way to introduce younger white voters. what do you think? >> as a college professor, kids are concerned. how do i pay my bills? what will happen to me when i come back from serving? that's what the democratic party has done. on the reverse side, what the republicans have to do, they have to recognize that you can't just alienate these different kind of groups. bob dole got 84% of the vote and the gop has not got more than 10% of the vote and they have to improve that and then they can win ohio and virginia. >> we'll have the chairman of the tea party express on later. what do you see the future of the tea party is with the rep
barack obama got 73% of latino voters. he doesn't speak spanish, but he offered policies that the mexican americans and guatemalan americans really appreciate. that's what you have to do. not about identity politics. >> let's look at the democratic coalition because you mentioned the 73% of and mid-'90s of black voters and still the democrats didn't get a landslide. >> right. >> they've got to find a way to introduce younger white voters. what do you think? >> as a...
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what clinched it for president obama? the minority vote, the youth vote and in part the women's vote. >> the reality is the younger voters, identify with the president. they like his positions. they like the democratic party's position. romney had 59% of the white vote. obama dominated everywhere else. >> when you look at a state like florida, we know that we signed up 137,000 new people to vote. and we also know that the president only won by about 50 thousand votes. and those folks we signed up to vote were black and brown primarily. >> reporter: studies show the hispanic vote agree between 43% from 2000 to 2010. the numbers can't be ignored. republicans acknowledging they need to reach out to latino and african-americans. >> i think that republicans certainly have to address that one way or another. i had dinner with archer davis not long ago who outlined what he thought and his points were very significant. in terms of what blacks and hispanics believe what they want and candidate and so on. i think if republicans don
what clinched it for president obama? the minority vote, the youth vote and in part the women's vote. >> the reality is the younger voters, identify with the president. they like his positions. they like the democratic party's position. romney had 59% of the white vote. obama dominated everywhere else. >> when you look at a state like florida, we know that we signed up 137,000 new people to vote. and we also know that the president only won by about 50 thousand votes. and those...
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but tom cole urged republicans to take the obama deal right now. here is the clip quickly. >> my view, we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000, we should take them out of this discussion right now, and continue to fight against any rate increases and continue to work honestly for a better deal. >> that's what the president wants, extend them for everyone under $250,000. i'm curious what you think. do you think that someone like cornyn, someone like boehner is the right leader for the party, or someone more like what cole is saying? >> there is a strategy to putting together a deal and that goes for, in washington, d.c. or, you know, in your private life. and that is you don't give the other side everything they want and then negotiate the rest of the deal. that's sort of a problem. you have things that they want, things that you want and you have to sort of bring them together and force people to give things that they don't want in order to get the things that they do. and when you give the folks the
but tom cole urged republicans to take the obama deal right now. here is the clip quickly. >> my view, we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000, we should take them out of this discussion right now, and continue to fight against any rate increases and continue to work honestly for a better deal. >> that's what the president wants, extend them for everyone under $250,000. i'm curious what you think. do you think that someone like cornyn,...
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for president obama, what next? today markets took a nose dive because investors see what's coming and worried that washington cannot fix it. in the speeches last night and the statements today, everyone from mitt romney to the leaders in the building behind me, all have a way of saying they get it. they understand the challenges and will rise to meet them. listen. >> we want our children to live in america that isn't burdened by debt and isn't weakened by inequality and isn't threatened by the warming kwagity. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. >> if there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. >> it's better to dance than to fight. better to work together everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> together, what is next on the fiscal cliff on how republicans will deal with the diverse electorate. tonight we are looking forward not looking back. we begin on the comi
for president obama, what next? today markets took a nose dive because investors see what's coming and worried that washington cannot fix it. in the speeches last night and the statements today, everyone from mitt romney to the leaders in the building behind me, all have a way of saying they get it. they understand the challenges and will rise to meet them. listen. >> we want our children to live in america that isn't burdened by debt and isn't weakened by inequality and isn't threatened...
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was president, we got obama care and other pieces of legislation. i think people want well thought out negotiated bipartisan solutions to the problem. you don't get that when the president has no plan to close that hole and to deal with medicare and social. and he spends his time not around the negotiating table, but rather conducting rallys outside of town. i just think he's not serious about this. >> the president has said he would support raising the age for medicare coverage for a ten-year period. >> he has said a lot of things at different times, but he has not placed those on the table. we have leading senators like senator durbin who has the courage to deal with these issues. he was on the simpson-bowles committee who said that we can't deal with those now in the dealing with the fiscal cliff, we need to put that off into the future. my experience is what you put off to the future never happen here. >> i hope we can get a deal. >>> me too. >>> great to see both of you. john let me start with you. cornyn is pessimistic, but the markets are up
was president, we got obama care and other pieces of legislation. i think people want well thought out negotiated bipartisan solutions to the problem. you don't get that when the president has no plan to close that hole and to deal with medicare and social. and he spends his time not around the negotiating table, but rather conducting rallys outside of town. i just think he's not serious about this. >> the president has said he would support raising the age for medicare coverage for a...
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barack obama was supposed to be a one term president. >> liberty, yes. obama care, no. liberty, yes. obama care, no. >> reporter: a primary mission of the tea party, get the government out of people's lives. there was even an african-american led chapter in south-central l.a. complete with a sign at one rally that read tea party supports mlk's dream. >> i see today that fidel castro likes obama care but we don't like obama care. doesn't that kind of tell you something? >> reporter: there was a lot of passion but also problems. there was christine o'donnell running for senate in delaware. years earlier, she had told bill maher she had dabbled in witchcraft and she delivered this line in a political ad. >> i'm not a witch. >> reporter: not only did she lose but some say this was an early sign of problems the gop would later have with untested tea party candidates. there were many other notable tea partiers in the limelight that year. sharon engle running for senate in nevada, tripped up when she said this to a group of latino teen agers. >> i don't know that all of you ar
barack obama was supposed to be a one term president. >> liberty, yes. obama care, no. liberty, yes. obama care, no. >> reporter: a primary mission of the tea party, get the government out of people's lives. there was even an african-american led chapter in south-central l.a. complete with a sign at one rally that read tea party supports mlk's dream. >> i see today that fidel castro likes obama care but we don't like obama care. doesn't that kind of tell you something?...
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i don't think obama -- what obama did helped him a bit. what happened is the news media absolutely blacked out and it should be the issues of this campaign. if this election was held last friday, the last friday in october, romney would have won. if it would have been the last friday in september, obama would have won. if it would have been the last friday in august, it was about even. the last friday in july, obama would have won. nothing was stopping romney's momentum. no matter what obama did, he couldn't stop the momentum. this blackout -- i'm not blaming the news media. just all the news coverage was about everything but obama's policies and the results of those policies. >> let me real quick play you something from the governor of new jersey that you said this week. >> the president of the united states and i have now had six conversations since sunday. that shows to me a level of caring and concern and interest that i think a leader should be giving to this type of situation. this was as comfortable and relaxed an interaction as i h
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they're going for president obama. if you're getting 55% among the biggest chunk, you are well on your path to victory. let's move it over. go through the battleground states. you start getting -- swing states, he's winning in then you come over here, this is the mother of all battlegrounds, welcome back from columbus. 2% of the electorate in ohio are women. 55%. the combination of the diversity obama coalition. you add it up, simple math. as every as bill clinton said, sometimes it's just arithmetic. >> in that speech. there was another area that was traditionally republican, but it shifted. the suburbs. >> we'll do a little -- turn this up. if you look at this close presidential election, 2004, post presidential elections in american politics won the suburbs. this is the 2000 election. you see bush winning in the denver suburbs. the president wins, the democrats win in downtown. that's senator kerry in that year. but now, 2012. it's blue. in the key swing states, the democrats dominate in the suburbs. back over to oh
they're going for president obama. if you're getting 55% among the biggest chunk, you are well on your path to victory. let's move it over. go through the battleground states. you start getting -- swing states, he's winning in then you come over here, this is the mother of all battlegrounds, welcome back from columbus. 2% of the electorate in ohio are women. 55%. the combination of the diversity obama coalition. you add it up, simple math. as every as bill clinton said, sometimes it's just...
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barack obama is winning by 30 votes. george bush lost the hispanic votes by nine points but now it's up to 30 points again. the growing groups, the spread against republicans is getting bigger. it's a double whammy. >> also the republican party does not know how to deal on the issue of gay and lesbian americans. they are not mentioned. democratic candidates at least mention the word. you never hear about it from republicans. >> they were increasingly in that position. we started this by talk about how the democrats going into this campaign had 19 states. they won five times in a row. you start talking about what john king was talking about and new states being added to that coalition and it backs really hard. >> as we wait for president obama and we anticipate him very shortly, you can see the crowd eagerly anticipating him. what do we anticipate him saying tonight? this is crucial. he knows his legacy is at stake. he wants to get things done. what happens now? >> it has nothing to do with the speech but i suspect he may
barack obama is winning by 30 votes. george bush lost the hispanic votes by nine points but now it's up to 30 points again. the growing groups, the spread against republicans is getting bigger. it's a double whammy. >> also the republican party does not know how to deal on the issue of gay and lesbian americans. they are not mentioned. democratic candidates at least mention the word. you never hear about it from republicans. >> they were increasingly in that position. we started...
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president obama, as promised, in his victory speech 23 days ago, is hosting mitt romney, who has made no secret that he really thought that it would be the other way around. and our dan lothian is counting down the minutes, standing by at the white house, even though, dan, you are not invited to the luncheon, nor am i or anyone else at the camera, a mic or even a pen. why is it so private? >> reporter: that's right. oftentimes, the president will have meetings here at the white house, lunches or official meetings, where the president is not invited in. our cameras are not allowed in. sometimes our cameras are allowed in but no editorial presence. this one of those where no cameras allowed in, we're hopeful the white house will take a pick pur and release it to us, but at this point no plans for us to sort of get a peek inside that room and listen in on that conversation. although we hope that there will be some kind of a readout to give us some indication as to what the two politicians discussed. >> you know, dan, oftentimes people say these meetings are just to make nice or to have a
president obama, as promised, in his victory speech 23 days ago, is hosting mitt romney, who has made no secret that he really thought that it would be the other way around. and our dan lothian is counting down the minutes, standing by at the white house, even though, dan, you are not invited to the luncheon, nor am i or anyone else at the camera, a mic or even a pen. why is it so private? >> reporter: that's right. oftentimes, the president will have meetings here at the white house,...
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barack obama 38%. republicans are simply not doing well. when i started to talk about this before it's that the percentage of the latino vote is going up in those states. >> as i talked to latinos, the insight that i got was that latinos were scared. you know, it wasn't the economy and -- they were scared of the republican party, and i think fear is what did us in. people were scared of people like todd akin kin. they were scared of richard murdock. they were scared of the anti-immigration talk. it's almost as if we're living in the past. >> i want you to listen to mitt romney himself during the republican primary. you were at this debate, i believe, governor, where he was talking about the latinos and immigration. >> then they're going to find they can't get work here, and if people don't get work here, they're going to self-deport to a place they can get work. >> self-deport is not the kind of term that is -- when you talk about the tone that draws people in. >> they need to know we care and we care about immigration. >> you believe we ar
barack obama 38%. republicans are simply not doing well. when i started to talk about this before it's that the percentage of the latino vote is going up in those states. >> as i talked to latinos, the insight that i got was that latinos were scared. you know, it wasn't the economy and -- they were scared of the republican party, and i think fear is what did us in. people were scared of people like todd akin kin. they were scared of richard murdock. they were scared of the...
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i think that president obama is in a much safer space now. sources i talked to in government seem a lot more relaxed about things now that the election is over. if there's any sort of bright lining at all to this, it's that the person who is now going to be sitting in that seat at those hearings is mike morell. 32-year veteran of the cia. really no concern about sort of shake up and the agency being on faulty ground during any kind of transition because he has been right at the helm of this benghazi investigation and i think, you know, he is the person now awho the president has already said he put his trust in by naming him the acting director. he'll be in the hot seat in benghazi, but i don't think the cia. some sort of smoking gun on this story that will come out that would have prompted something like the downfall of david petraeus. >> certainly. suzanne kelly, thank you so much for the very latest there. >>> now, back to that fbi investigation. as suzanne reported, a u.s. official tells cnn that the fbi was not investigating general petr
i think that president obama is in a much safer space now. sources i talked to in government seem a lot more relaxed about things now that the election is over. if there's any sort of bright lining at all to this, it's that the person who is now going to be sitting in that seat at those hearings is mike morell. 32-year veteran of the cia. really no concern about sort of shake up and the agency being on faulty ground during any kind of transition because he has been right at the helm of this...
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how much does obama care add? what is our growth rate? you know, we don't have a plan. >> yeah. >> and we're throwing these dollar numbers around like if they were nothing. >> i spoke with james clyburn, representative clyburn last hour, about the notion of raising tax rates on the wealthy and not where the president wants them. he said i want it higher. take a listen and then talk about it. >> we know where the president is. and that is 250,000. but there are a lot of democrats who voiced back before the campaign 500,000. some say even a million. all of that's going to be negotiated. the president wants 250. if mr. boehner wants to come and offer something different, i'm sure he'll do that but the president stands at 250. which is below even where i was but he won the election. >> do you think that's where the compromise is, have it at a higher rate, somewhere in there? >> i think what needs to happen is for the democrats to come forward with ideas for expenditures. because if not, what he's asking for is for speaker boehner to negotiate
how much does obama care add? what is our growth rate? you know, we don't have a plan. >> yeah. >> and we're throwing these dollar numbers around like if they were nothing. >> i spoke with james clyburn, representative clyburn last hour, about the notion of raising tax rates on the wealthy and not where the president wants them. he said i want it higher. take a listen and then talk about it. >> we know where the president is. and that is 250,000. but there are a lot of...
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>> president obama is facing a big challenge in the weeks ahead. i'm talking about the fiscal cliff. those drastic spending cuts and tax hikes that kick in if president obama and congress don't strike a budget deal by the end of the year. tom foreman reports the president could get some pointers from a former president who was also a master negotiator, abraham lincoln. >> reporter: for those looking for inspiration in these troubled times, the new movie "lincoln" may be just what the director ordered. by all accounts, a mix of personal and political wisdom. >> it is a self-evident truth of things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. >> reporter: at the white house, president obama has long admired the 16th president. he took the oath on the same bible lincoln used. he stopped by the lincoln memorial. he often reads about lincoln and he's quite fond of quoting the rail splitter. >> i'm far more mindful of my own failings knowing exactly what lincoln meant when he said i have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelmin
>> president obama is facing a big challenge in the weeks ahead. i'm talking about the fiscal cliff. those drastic spending cuts and tax hikes that kick in if president obama and congress don't strike a budget deal by the end of the year. tom foreman reports the president could get some pointers from a former president who was also a master negotiator, abraham lincoln. >> reporter: for those looking for inspiration in these troubled times, the new movie "lincoln" may be...
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i saw the old obama. i saw him four years ago and he was doing that thing on the stump and he was emotional, he was passionate. that in the end was a connection to people i just don't think mitt romney ever established. >> no. well, i think people needed to see it so badly from president obama and that's really the first debate, what went so abysmally wrong that he didn't have his head in the game and mitt romney did. had it not been for that debate there would have been a more clear-cut definition of some sort that he was going to have this kind of sweeping win that he did have, then you look at what happened and he had this week before the election step up, show leadership, this horrible tragedy and remind everyone that we're all americans and we need to be there for one another. >> i think i just don't think the hurricane won him the election. i think it's too trite to say, easy excuse for the republicans. let's keep the tension and the pot boiling. when i come back, i want to know if america is becomi
i saw the old obama. i saw him four years ago and he was doing that thing on the stump and he was emotional, he was passionate. that in the end was a connection to people i just don't think mitt romney ever established. >> no. well, i think people needed to see it so badly from president obama and that's really the first debate, what went so abysmally wrong that he didn't have his head in the game and mitt romney did. had it not been for that debate there would have been a more clear-cut...
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in 2012, that collapsed for president obama. he's not getting support from wall street on regulating anymore. >> no. one is they looked at what romney was offering which is a complete teardown of dodd/frank. the other thing that i think is very important to those numbers is the tax policy and the fact that barack obama said that he was going to increase taxes on the wealthy which happen to be the big financial donors where rahm was talking about lowering those taxes. >> >> this is a good point. when people say why does corporate america seem upset that barack obama won, it could be investors who are upset, that it's going to cost them money. >> rich guys want to keep their money. >> this may not be a sign of what it's going to do. let's talk about financial regulation. americans still want to be safe from their financial institutions and they don't fully feel that way. in fact, they don't even partially feel safe. what's their sense? are we able to withstand another financial crisis? we're going to come close. we're going to com
in 2012, that collapsed for president obama. he's not getting support from wall street on regulating anymore. >> no. one is they looked at what romney was offering which is a complete teardown of dodd/frank. the other thing that i think is very important to those numbers is the tax policy and the fact that barack obama said that he was going to increase taxes on the wealthy which happen to be the big financial donors where rahm was talking about lowering those taxes. >> >>...
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voters in their 30s is the group where obama did better. republicans need to realize that this is going to resonate throughout their political life times. now, you know, president obama mentioned gay peemt evople ever on every campaign stop. i don't think i heard mitt romney mention gay people. if you want to be comfortable with people, you have to start talking to people. let me give you factors that are huge. if you are married you are voting republican by 29 points. if you are single you voted democr democrat. huge issue religion. 17% of the americans told exit po polesters that they never go to church or synagogue. among those who go to church every week plus 19 republican. the cultural divide are turning the republican party into an older party that is a more church going party of married families and children. >> are you of the opinion that romney was too far center right? >> i think the problem with mitt romney is what time of the day or week he was. >> when you have a guy who agrees in the first debate, he actually agreed with barac
voters in their 30s is the group where obama did better. republicans need to realize that this is going to resonate throughout their political life times. now, you know, president obama mentioned gay peemt evople ever on every campaign stop. i don't think i heard mitt romney mention gay people. if you want to be comfortable with people, you have to start talking to people. let me give you factors that are huge. if you are married you are voting republican by 29 points. if you are single you...
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in 2012, it collapsed for president obama. he's not getting the support of wall street on regulating anymore. >> there's a couple reasons for this. one, they looked at what mitt romney was offering, which was a tear down of tododd-frank and thought that's probably better for us, but the other thing that is important for the numbers is the tax policy and the fact that barack obama said he was going to increase taxes on the wealthy which happen to be the big donors. romney was talking about lowering those taxes. a lot of that is people voting with their pocket book. >> people say why does corporate america seem upset that barack obama won? it could be there are people who are investors who are upset because it's going to cost them money. >> rich guys want to keep their mon money. >> let's talk about financial regulation. americans still want to be safe from their financial institutions, and they don't fully feel that way. they don't even partially feel safe. what is your sense? are we able to withstand another financial crisis b
in 2012, it collapsed for president obama. he's not getting the support of wall street on regulating anymore. >> there's a couple reasons for this. one, they looked at what mitt romney was offering, which was a tear down of tododd-frank and thought that's probably better for us, but the other thing that is important for the numbers is the tax policy and the fact that barack obama said he was going to increase taxes on the wealthy which happen to be the big donors. romney was talking about...
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this is the obama map of 2008. when you come to the map of 2012, remark when i successful in a much tougher year for democrats themselves lost only indiana and north carolina. the two most republican states. of all the states president obama won as senator obama foreyears ago -- >> remember, north carolina only won by 14,000 votes. >> these are the two states with the deepest republican dna. of the two states he lost you have to say it is a remarkable achievement. begin the high unemployment that the president defended this map. >> i want to point out. florida is the only state we have not projected a win yet or a loss. we haven't made any projections. it is very close. 97% of the vote has been counted. the president has 50%. mitt romney has 49%. there is a difference though, not much there in florida. but i think the reason we have not made a projection is that they've decided to stop downing votes. at least for the night. they'll resume tomorrow morning and then we'll wait and see the official number. we have not
this is the obama map of 2008. when you come to the map of 2012, remark when i successful in a much tougher year for democrats themselves lost only indiana and north carolina. the two most republican states. of all the states president obama won as senator obama foreyears ago -- >> remember, north carolina only won by 14,000 votes. >> these are the two states with the deepest republican dna. of the two states he lost you have to say it is a remarkable achievement. begin the high...
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barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president, reducing his percentage of the vote, and he won by 7% four years ago, 2% this time. he has to deal with the fact the american people are not excited about his ideas of tax increases and spending increases, and i don't think they're going to allow him to undo his commitments to spending restraint that he made only last year and then in today's speech, he tried to deny some of the spending cuts that he's already agreed to in law. >> but 65% of the american public, according to the most recent polls, have no problem at all if that would actively encourage
barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president,...
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obama in st. cloud, minnesota. let's listen now to the former president, bill clinton. >> he would rather give up the 150,000 high-tech jobs. barack obama makes better decisions than that. and i was talking with senator franken backstage. al tries real hard to maintain the gravitas of a senator. every now and then he gets back into being a comedian. he said this deal that romney did to try to cover up and make people forget that he opposed the chrysler bailout, by talking about jeep. he said, it's all i can do. i could make a living on that for the rest of my life. now, you remember what he said? he said -- he's trying to convince everybody that he really wasn't against the gm bailout, except that he was. and we got it on record. he tied himself in so many knots, i think he was offered the job as chief contortionist for cirque du soleil. finally he gave that up. and he said, well, president obama is helping jeep move jobs to china. you all saw that, right? out of ohio. there, i got you now. i took that personally,
obama in st. cloud, minnesota. let's listen now to the former president, bill clinton. >> he would rather give up the 150,000 high-tech jobs. barack obama makes better decisions than that. and i was talking with senator franken backstage. al tries real hard to maintain the gravitas of a senator. every now and then he gets back into being a comedian. he said this deal that romney did to try to cover up and make people forget that he opposed the chrysler bailout, by talking about jeep. he...
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again, two years ago, president obama signed and extended what i call the bush obama tax cuts. i think we need to do that, for some certainty to the economy and talk about looking at some real spending cuts, as well. >> some are criticizing this and calling it a very aggressive plan that the president has pushed forth. in public comments like the one we heard from boehner, reid, both sides taking really hard stances. but some insiders saying that a deal is within reach and much of it is for show now. new jersey democratic congressman rob andrews told politico this. there's the public choreography, then there is the real choreography. it may be something you alluded to. to reach a deal it has to look like there was a lot of fighting before the deal was reached. what's your response to that? do you think that there is a lot of grandstanding going on here? and we're actually going to make the deadline that the president suggested, which is before christmas? >> there's always a lot of grandstanding in washington on both sides. this is my first term in congress. i think mosts americ
again, two years ago, president obama signed and extended what i call the bush obama tax cuts. i think we need to do that, for some certainty to the economy and talk about looking at some real spending cuts, as well. >> some are criticizing this and calling it a very aggressive plan that the president has pushed forth. in public comments like the one we heard from boehner, reid, both sides taking really hard stances. but some insiders saying that a deal is within reach and much of it is...
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i had 281 for obama. he predicted 303 for obama. right now he's hoping obama doesn't win florida so his number will stay the same. >> we've got to take a short break when we come back in just a moment we're going to talk about the asian market the reaction overnight to the president's re-election. we'll also talk about what wall street's going to be thinking. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away
i had 281 for obama. he predicted 303 for obama. right now he's hoping obama doesn't win florida so his number will stay the same. >> we've got to take a short break when we come back in just a moment we're going to talk about the asian market the reaction overnight to the president's re-election. we'll also talk about what wall street's going to be thinking. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can...
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barack obama re-elected. not much change. how can we expect the washington machine, many consider fractured if not paralyzed to get things done? the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say, what they would be willing to do and not simply say, it's not our responsibility. i think people expect everyone to live up to their responsibilities. and one thing that is clear as i moved around the country with the president is that they're hungry for that kind of cooperation. i hope that coming out of this election people will come with a renewed sense of cooperation. because it will take that to solve problems. let me just say one other thing, though, you mentioned that not much has changed. actually what is interesting is you have these
barack obama re-elected. not much change. how can we expect the washington machine, many consider fractured if not paralyzed to get things done? the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say,...
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president obama tells sandy victims he has their backs. the question for thousands of new yorkers still without power this morning is, will the president keep his word? wants . and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic...